Yerba Buena Featuring Ce Ce Diamantes and Si-Se perform live at Pier 54 at 14th St. as part of the RiverRocks festival on July 10th. Doors open at 6pm tickets are free.

Back by popular demand both Yerba Buena and Si-Se return to Pier 54. Known as New York’s Latin-Groove Funk Collective, Yerba Buena has received critical acclaim and a Grammy Award nomination. Together with Si-Se’s mix of electronic, jazz, and Latin, both bands will create a RiverRocks Celebracion not to be missed. Also featured is D.J. Nicodemus.

CROOKLYN DODGERS REUNION with O.C., JERU THE DAMAJA, CHUBB ROCK, EMC featuring MASTA ACE, DJ PREMIER, ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD, hosted by BUCKSHOT at the Prospect Park Bandshell on Saturday, June 28 7pm

Join this hip-hop history will be made as the open mic pioneers of Lyricist Lounge return the pioneering open mic night Lyricist Lounge returns to the Bandshell to assemble for the first time the MCs and DJs responsible for the classic ‘90s singles Crooklyn Dodgers and Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers, soundtracks to the Spike Lee films Crooklyn and Clockers.

Cold War Kids, Elvis Perkins In Dearland, and Sam Champion perform live as part of the Celebrate Brooklyn Concert Series at the Prospect Park Bandshell on Friday, June 27 at 7pm.

Unleashing “cave-stomp drums, barroom piano and chiming post-punk guitars,” (Rolling Stone) COLD WAR KIDS eschew preciousness for grit. Live, they’re all smoldering energy and raw power. Joining them are local favorites ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND with their dream-like folk rock “drenched in equal parts sunshine and cloudy grey skies,” (Drowned in Sound) and the tuneful but hard hitting SAM CHAMPION, “an absolute force of nature.” (Sterogum)

 Robbers on High Street

The Brooklyn quartet, who call themselves Robbers on High Street or R.O.H.S. for short have struck gold. Their 2nd CD, Grand Animals is on a major label, New Line Records. Their Myspace page is getting hit up more times than Paris Hilton sex tapes. Now that their album is out in stores now, you can check out how great it is for yourself. The main track that is catching everyone’s attention is The Fatalist. Also check out “Crown Victoria” and “Across Your Knee”.
Review by: Dima Yakhnis

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